Thursday, March 28, 2024

Community Notes

Sandra Mitchell

Sandra Mitchell of Shrewsbury passed away suddenly on July 3, 2022. Sandi grew up in Vineyard Haven, and enjoyed visits back there to visit with family. She was an accomplished quilter and knitter, who knitted...

Memorial Saturday for Doris Isabelle Williams

A memorial graveside service for Doris Isabelle Williams will be held on Saturday, July 16, at 11 am, at the Oak Grove Cemetery in Oak Bluffs. Doris passed away on Dec. 21, 2019.

Old friends talk the midterm blues

Journalists Bob Drogin and Tom Hamburger will be at the Chilmark library on Wednesday, July 20, at 5 pm to discuss the midterm elections, the status of modern-day politics, and their perspectives on Washington.  Drogin...

Wedding: Beausoleil–Uva

Morgan Lee Beausoleil of Lillington, N.C., and Joseph A. Uva, III, of West Tisbury, will be married in September of 2024 on Martha’s Vineyard. The bride’s father is Brian Beausoleil of Blackstone, Mass. The...

Births

Lowell Abbott Delasin Charlotte and Zachary Delasin of Edgartown announce the birth of a son, Lowell Abbott Delasin, on July 5, 2022, at Martha’s Vineyard Hospital. Lowell weighed 7 pounds, 10 ounces.  Jonathan Robert Lowe Kathleen Lowe...

Cribbage results

The Vineyard Cribbage Club met on Wednesday to play our favorite game at the American Legion Hall in Edgartown. Twenty-two of us played six games, with two points for a win and three points...

Henna tattoos at West Tisbury library

The Community Room at the West Tisbury library will have a henna tattoo artist on Mondays at 4 pm, beginning July 18.     Henna (Lawsonia inermis) is a plant-based dye created from the henna tree, also...

Margaret Vincent Kelley

Margaret Vincent Kelley (“Peg”), 89, of Silver Spring, Md., and formerly of Edgartown, died on Sunday morning, July 3, 2022, at the Martha’s Vineyard Hospital. She was predeceased by her husband, James H. Kelley,...

Fundraiser breaks record for Big Brothers Big Sisters

Big Brothers Big Sisters' 10th annual Blooming Bids for Kids raised more than $108,000 at the June 24 event, breaking a record of all previous fundraisers for the on-Island mentoring program.   The event brought a...

Births

Astrid Louise Cottrell Augusta Cottrell and Hunter Cottrell of Oak Bluffs announce the birth of a daughter, Astrid Louise Cottrell, on June 30, 2022, at Martha's Vineyard Hospital. Astrid weighed 6 pounds, 2 ounces. Levin Diosi...

Used book sale at West Tisbury library

The annual Friends of the West Tisbury Library book sale will be back, but in a different format, location, and schedule. For those who want to continue supporting the library, there will be gently...

Cribbage results

The Vineyard Cribbage Club met on Wednesday to play a fun evening of cribbage. There were 24 players, and the results are as follows: First place, Roger McGary with a -14/6 +151 card Second place, Tricia...

Archaeology and history at the Chilmark library

Author James Richardson will be at the Chilmark library on Wednesday, July 13, at 5 pm to talk about the history of the John and Experience Mayhew homesite in Chilmark. He and Richard Burt...

Joyce Arnold Hall

Joyce Arnold Hall passed away Thursday morning, June 16, 2022, in Edgartown, at the age of 92. Joyce was born in 1929, and was raised in Willimantic, Conn., the fourth child of Arthur Arnold and...

Services Friday for Michael P. Lindheimer

Michael P. Lindheimer, 81, of Edgartown and Sarasota, Fla., passed away on June 28, 2022, with family by his side.  Michael grew up in Queens, N.Y., and received engineering degrees from Cooper Union and Stevens...

Sharon S. Rzemien

Sharon Shirley (Roy) Rzemien, 63, of Cumberland, R.I., passed from this world on April 24, 2022, after several years of complicated illness. Sharon was born on July 5, 1958, to Mertice E. (Wheaton) Roy of...

Lawrence Snyder

Lawrence W. Snyder (Larry), 68, of Edgartown, passed away on May 11, 2022, in Georgetown, S.C., due to cancer.  Larry graduated from Pocono Central Catholic High School in 1971, and then went on to the...

Carol P. Gadd

A memorial gathering for Carol P. Gadd (“Dede”), who died on Oct. 12, 2021, will be held at 11 am on Wednesday, July 13, at the Abel’s Hill Cemetery. Lunch will follow at 17 Hawk...

Births

Larkin Vaughn Peach Lily Walter and Ian Peach of Chappaquiddick announce the birth of a son, Larkin Vaughn Peach, in Concord, N.H., on May 21, 2022. Larkin weighed 8 pounds, 8 ounces, and he joins...

Jeanne Burke

The intelligent, beautiful, articulate, and frequently irreverent Jeanne Burke left the world on Sunday, June 19, 2022, 64 years after entering it, surrounded by her family.  Jeanne was born and brought up in Boston. She...